United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 22 February 2005

Date            Type of         Proceeding
Issued          Case (1)        or App'n No.            Party/Parties

1-18            EX              76200528                Big American Man

1-18            OPP             91121402                Nextstage
                                                        Entertainment
                                                        Corp. v. Stages
                                                        Theatre Co.


                                Opposer's/              Applicant's/
                                Petitioner's            Respondent's
                TTAB            Mark and                Mark and
Issue           Decision        Goods/Services          Goods/Services

whether         Refusal                                 "ALL
the matter      Reversed                                AMERICAN WOMAN"
applicant                                               [wearing apparel,
seeks to                                                namely, shirts,
register                                                t-shirts, shorts,
functions as                                            pants, sweatshirts,
a trademark                                             sweatpants, hats,
for its goods                                           visors, shoes
or serves                                               and belts]
only as
product
ornamentation

2(d)            Opposition      "NEXTSTAGE"             "NEXT STAGE"
                Dismissed       [promotion              [entertainment
                                of live                 in the nature
                                entertainment           of theater
                                events, including       production in
                                shows and musical       the fields of
                                events]                 dramatic arts,
                                                        music, literature
                                                        and dance]


Mark and                                        Citable as
Goods Cited by                                  Precedent
Examining Atty.                                 of TTAB

                                                No

                                                No


(1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT
USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION; (MD)=MOTION
TO DISMISS; (MR)=MOTION TO REOPEN